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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1933
Page
9
A letter discusses cold feet as a symptom of poor circulation and aging. It promotes saltwater foot baths, drying with a coarse towel, and bed warmth to improve circulation. Suggestions include hot water bags, hot bricks, or irons, plus nerve tonics and awareness of housing conditions.
The piece notes on March 8 that North Carolina sold 38 581 fewer license tags than the previous year at the same point, with 266 455 licenses issued versus 302 036 in 1929, implying reduced gas tax revenue and hurt to stations and local trades.
Many friends report Ed Dickens is improving after a lengthy sickness. Miss Gladys Staten and Miss Margaret Hux visited Miss Vir gie Smith and Miss Annie Belle Smith on Sunday. Mrs Emma Johnston visits her daughter Mrs Murry Walters in Wilson North Carolina.
Mr. Lorenzo Pittard and Misses Mary Jane and Harriet Carpenter of Durham spent the week end at the home of Mr. J. C. Pittard. Misses Clara and Erma Hawkins visited Miss Tem pie Pearson of Roanoke Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Baldy Greene and family visited Mr. George Pearson of Roanoke Rapids on Sunday.
Mrs. Jesse Harris and family joined her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Harper near Enfield for a weekend visit. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Haliday of Enfield called on Mrs. N. M. Harrison on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall White and family visited relatives in Scotland Neck Sunday.
Mr and Mrs M A Parker and Miss Hawkins of Richmond Va visited Miss Pauline Parker Sun Rev and Mrs A P Mustin and family of Mars Hill NC spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs J R Parker Miss Ethel Mooney of Glenview NC spent the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs J E Mooney William H Thorne a Duke University student spent the week end with his parents Mr and Mrs W H Thorne Mr and Mrs J L Skinner and children of Littleton and Mr David Clark and Miss Traynham Wyche of Roanoke Rapids spent Sunday with Mrs S J Clark Mr and Mrs Vernon Alston of Richmond Va spent the week end in the home of Mr and Mrs W H Thorne Mr and Mrs W N Clarke and little son of Rocky Mount spent Sunday in the home of Mrs S J Clark
Mr and Mrs Jacob Taylor spent Sunday in Richmond visiting Mrs Taylors aunt in Memorial Hospital. Miss Edythe Seward weekend in Bracey. Cyprus Cannon weekend with parents near Barcey. Calvin Floyd and family plus son Calvin Jr Lilly Mae Floyd Elsie and Janet Rook motored to Enfield. Elsie Pair represented a girls reserve in Kinston last week. Ethel Clark returned home near Lawrenceville after staying with aunt Mrs J H Pair.
Local students and residents gather weekly as Aurellian Springs High School builds its baseball squad. Captain Wilson Warren leads 25 candidates while Clary trains reserves, highlighting prospects like Edward Lee and Teddy Dickens. The second team lost 5 4 to Roanoke Rapids Juniors, with more games booked against Jackson Hollister and Enfield.
Miss Elnora Hamlet of Hollister is ill for weeks. Mr Hinton Hoffler of Portsmouth VA visited Mrs T C Qualls. Miss Ruth Hamlet visited Miss Maria Morecock. Miss Louise Browne vacationed in Littleton. Mr Kitchen Alston drove to Washington DC. Mrs Nat Hayes stayed with Mrs G M Hamlet.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gray and Joe Pearce of Hopewell Virginia spent Sunday with Mrs. Nettie Morris, sharing time and conversation in an informal visiting note.
Mrs Ed Gray and her son Franklin have returned to their home in Hopewell Virginia after visiting relatives here. Miss Erma Pridgen is confined to her home with erysipelas.
The notice promotes 666 Liquid tablets and 666 Salve as a complete internal and external cold treatment. It emphasizes internal use of 666 Liquid and external application of 666 Salve for an effective cold remedy.
Miss Heathie Linder who drove the car was killed instantly when the small roadster collided with a Richmond truck near Emporia Virginia Saturday afternoon. Mrs Mattie N Gideon of Washington DC is hospitalized at Roanoke Rapids with a compound fracture left leg a broken left arm and minor injuries. Marshal S Turner of Oxford and the other companion were uninjured. Mrs Gideon expected to visit her mother in Littleton North Carolina and will be out about a month.
Miss Heidinger, dubbed the special permission girl, processes about 150 requests daily for playing restricted songs. She must know thousands of song titles authors and publishers as the ASCAP repertoire includes over 5 million songs with new ones added weekly.
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